Ms. Coffee's career started at the age of five on stage at the Mountain Play Theater Company in Marin County, California in a production of The King and I. She continued to work on stage in regional theaters including productions of Gypsy, The Sound of Music, Alice I in Wonderland, and Bye, Bye, Birdie, until attending Northwestern University where she received a degree in Theater in 2002.

Soon after graduation, Coffee began her television career with roles on many top network and cable series including Mind of the Married Man, Cold Case, Bones, Strong Medicine, CSI, Psych, My Boys, and NCIS as well as a recurring role on The West Wing. She also had the lead roles in several independent films such as Leave No Trace, Death Row, and Wednesday Again, as well as in the feature All About Steve.

Born in San Francisco, California, she enjoys cooking, hiking, apocalyptic science fiction and good looking bugs.